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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/1973 P&Z MinutesMay 16,1973 The regular scheduled meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 8:05 P.M. on May 16, 1973 by Chairman McLean. Members present; Shearen, Karth, Kelling, Farrand, Hill. Absent; Nadeau. Mr. Donald Marier, liasion to the Council and Mr. Lee Starr, Planning Consultant were also present. Page4, Paragraph,6; Insert "motion made by Mr. Kelling ". Mr. Shearen moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Kelling. Motion carried. Mr. Kleinhaus from the Outpost was not in attendance. Mr. George Harrison appeared before the Board asking for permission to erect a garage nearer the street than his house setback. Mr. McLean read the ordinance covering a detached garage which prohibits th's. Mr. Harrison was asked if there was a reason for not building the garage on the North side of his home.. Mr. Harrison replied that his septic system is located in that area and he doesn't wart to destroy the trees that are planted there. Mr. McLean read the portion of the Ordinance that covers attached garages. If Mr. Harrison wanted to attach his garage or build within six feet of his home, then the garage could be located on the South part of his home. He hasn't enough area for a driveway to the back of his buildings without doing extensive work on a slope located on the South border of his property. The general concensus of the Board was in order for the garage to be built in the area desired by Mr. Harrison, it would either have to be attached or pulled back to within six feet of the house. Mr. Harrison had doubts about attaching the garage. Mr. Shearen moved to recommend denial of the request as presented unless Mr. Harrison was willing to conform with the Section 4.05. Rule B. Seconded by Mr,Karth. Motion carried. The hearing for MacDonald Industries request to erect a 500 foot two - way radio tower was opened. Mr. McLean read the letters from Mr. Gotwald and Mr. Starr. The Board had questions as to the placement of the tower - Mr. MacDonald explained why the tower had been located in the position designated on the map - this area presented the best soil,for the base of the tower and the guy points. This was not the only place the tower could be located and if it was required by the Board, then the tower could be relocated. Mr. McLean asked if Mr. Mac Donald had any plans for the remaining acreage. Mr. MacDonald said he and been approached by one of the local residents for use of the land for ag purposes, but that nothing definite had been decided. Mr. MacDonald said he planned to remodel the exist- ing home and use It as a base point when it was necessary to be in the Twin City area. -2- May 16, 1973 He has no plans to lease the home but would prefer not to close the door on that issue, if, in the future, he did decide to lease the building. Mr. McLean questioned the advisability of getting a special use permit on just the 10 acres or if it wouldn't be wiser to include the entire 40 acres, thus eliminating the adjustments necessary to contain the guy points within the required limits of a specific area. If the entire 40 acres were to be included in the special use permit, then there would be a certain amount of freedom as to the location of the tower. There was also discussion on the necessity of moving the tower back from the front lot line. Mr. Dorsey was here representing WCCO, (Midwest Radio & Television) and presented to the Board a notarized copy of the agreement that had been reached between Midwest and tiacDonalds. Also, to verify that they (WCCO) have no objections to the erection of the tower. Mr. Starr was concerned about the house being in the vicinity of the guy wires and questioned Mr. MacDonald about this. Mr. MacDonald said the guy wire at that point would be about 20 feet in back of the house and over 50 feet above the house. There was discussion on the fencing eequirements. All guy points, the main tower and the utility building will be fenced with an 8' chain link fence and screened with appropriate plantings. Mr. Farrand asked what advantage this tower would be to the Village in relationship to the disadvantage of having the tower. Mr. Starr said that this tower would make no demands on the Village for services since it requires no utility service. It does not add to the demands on the schools. The only services needed would be some patroll!ng by our Police Department. Mr. Boyer, from the audience, asked if the Board members lived within sight of this tower. The general concensus was that all members would be able to see this tower. Mr. Boyer was also concerned as to what effect this would have on the Blue Heron Rookery. After discussion, the general feeling of the Board was than it would have very little, if any effect. There was a question on the requirements for the utility building. Mr. Shearen said since the building had less than 400 aquare feet it could be built on a floating slab. Mr. MacDonald was asked how this service would be monitored. He said it would only be monitored if there was a transmission problem. The monitoring would be done by a local firm and repaired. Mr. McLean moved to recommend to the Council approval of the special use permit to MacDonald Industries on the 40 acres subject to the following specifications; the land to be used for the construction of a single commucations tower, 500' in height, to be constructed and used -3- May 16, 1973 for receiving and transmitting voice messages; present structure to be used as a dwelling; maintenance building - 14x13 to be constructed according to State Codes; location of tower to be moved from present proposed site so outer anchors are no less than 80' from side property line and tower no less than 275' from front lot line; a submittal of a detail plot plan as to landscaping and screening to include 8' chain link fence at guy points, tower base and utility building; Village approval for access driveway; to include the agreement with Midwest Radio & Television; to include free use of the tower for the Village's two -way radios; Palnner suggested screening be done with some variety of evergreens; lead time for obtaining permits and start of construction to be one year with tower to be completed in two years from date of Council approval. Seconded by Mr. Kelling. Motion carried with Mr. Farrand voting, No. Mr. Hill recommended that when the detailed plot plans are available to the Council, that copies be provided for the P &Z. The Board agreed with this. Mr. Ralph Boyer appeared before the Board with a request for a variance to the 21 acre requirement for a building permit. The property he would like to build on faces Birch Street with 208' frontage and a depth of 241 feet. Mr. Karth asked if there was a drainage ditch through this property. Mr. Boyer said, No. Mr. i:arth asked if the property was above the street grade level. Mr. Boyer said the property is about 7' above street level. He also reported that he has had a perk test done and the conditions are perfect for a private septic system. Mr. Shearen moved to recommend approval of the Variance for a building permit on less that 21 acres for Mr. Ralph Boyer. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried. No one was here to represent Able Systems. And Mr. Kleinhaus had not arrived. Mr. Fran Burque requested a special use permit to remove topsoil on his property located near 35E on the East �:de of the Village. After discussion on this problem, he was told Lh?t he would have to meet the requirements so stated in Ordinance 6E. He will get a copy of this from the Clerk's office There was discussion on the issuance of house numbers to new homes. Mr. Kelling explained how the Village had been laid out as to our numbering system. He suggested having the Engineer make an overlay . for our Village map so that the numbers could be determined at a glance. There was discussion with Mr. Kelling moving to recommend to the Council that all new house numbers be issued from the Clerk's office at the time the building permit is issued according to scale drawn by the Engineer. Seconded by Mr. Shearen. Motion carried. -4- May 16, 4973 The Planning and Zoning would also recommend that the Council make some sort of positive effort in regards to the sanitary Iandfil located at the old gravel pit since the Planning and Zoning Board has made repeated attempts to call this matter to their attention. Mr. Karth moved to recommend to the Council that the sign per - met issued to Western Sign Co. for Skelly Oil , located at 35W and Co. Rd. 14 be revoked. The sign is down. All debris should be removed by the sign company. Seconded by Mr. H i l l . Motion carried. Mr. Ke I I i ng moved to adjourn at 10:45 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Hill. AYE.